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Finding Carter

TV·2014–2015·2 seasons, 36 episodes·MTV·Drama, Family·1h·7.0·Created by Emily Silver

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Finding Carter is a family drama that centers on Carter, a teenage girl who thinks she has the perfect life until one night after a police bust at a high school party she is told that the woman who she believes to be her biological mother actually abducted her as a toddler.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Finding Carter S01E08Half BakedS01E08 · 6.5Elizabeth is confronted with the truth, and David makes a shocking request of his wife. The Wilson children try to cope with the drama together, and Carter finds out she was lied to by someone she trusts.
  2. 02Finding Carter S01E12One Hour PhotoS01E12 · 4.5Carter is given a clue to what Lori's up to when some mysterious photos turn up. Max struggles with his current hospitalization, Carter sees a therapist, and a final betrayal changes Carter's life forever.
  3. 03Finding Carter S01E02The BirdsS01E02 · 3.0Carter and her new friends plan to trick the police, while an old friend tries to stay in her life, and her relationship with Elizabeth continues to be strained.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2014Aired 4.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Finding Carter S01E01PilotJuly 8, 2014 2.3Carter Stevens' world is turned upside when she discovers her mom is actually her kidnapper. Reunited with her biological family, Carter has
  2. S01E02Finding Carter S01E02The BirdsJuly 8, 2014 3.0Carter and her new friends plan to trick the police, while an old friend tries to stay in her life, and her relationship with Elizabeth cont
  3. S01E03Finding Carter S01E03DriveJuly 15, 2014Bad boy crash enters Carter's life and causes drama in the Wilson family. David continues to sneakily pursue writing his book with his publi
  4. S01E04Finding Carter S01E04Now You See MeJuly 22, 2014Bird's painting at her art show upsets Carter, Elizabeth's relationship with David gets even rockier, and a piece of Carter's old life retur
  5. S01E05Finding Carter S01E05The HeatJuly 29, 2014Carter's ulterior motives backfire when she spends a day with Elizabeth and sees another side of her. David continues to move along with his
  6. S01E06Finding Carter S01E06The FugitiveAugust 5, 2014Carter dives headfirst into a relationship with Crash, while Taylor is confused about where she stands with Max. Max is pulled into another
  7. S01E07Finding Carter S01E07Throw Momma from the TrainAugust 12, 2014Carter is faced with a decision that will change her life forever. The twins celebrate their birthday, Elizabeth's secret is discovered, and
  8. S01E08Finding Carter S01E08Season's bestHalf BakedAugust 19, 2014 6.5Elizabeth is confronted with the truth, and David makes a shocking request of his wife. The Wilson children try to cope with the drama toget
  9. S01E09Finding Carter S01E09Do the Right ThingAugust 26, 2014David has to face up to his lies, while Taylor decides she's ready to take the next step in her relationship with Max. Ofe deals with money
  10. S01E10Finding Carter S01E10Love StorySeptember 2, 2014Carter and Crash try to get off the grid and leave everything behind, while Elizabeth tries frantically to find her. A gunshot destroys all
  11. S01E11Finding Carter S01E11The Long GoodbyeSeptember 9, 2014Everyone suffers through the waiting game to see if Max will survive. While the Wilsons watch over Max, Carter has to decide if she'll help
  12. S01E12Finding Carter S01E12One Hour PhotoSeptember 16, 2014 4.5Carter is given a clue to what Lori's up to when some mysterious photos turn up. Max struggles with his current hospitalization, Carter sees

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0224Episodes2015AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Finding Carter S02E01Love the Way You LieMarch 31, 2015Lori kidnaps Carter for a second time and the Wilson family learns the truth.
  2. S02E02Finding Carter S02E02Shut Up and DriveApril 7, 2015The Wilsons seek justice for Carter's kidnapping. In other events, Carter's friends celebrate her safe return while Taylor struggles with Ma
  3. S02E03Finding Carter S02E03We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherApril 14, 2015The Wilsons celebrate Joan and Buddy's anniversary; and Max takes a job from an unlikely source.
  4. S02E04Finding Carter S02E04Pretty When You CryApril 21, 2015A stranger from Carter's past provides new insights on Lori; and Joan interferes with Grant.
  5. S02E05Finding Carter S02E05Wake Up CallApril 28, 2015Carter is in danger of flunking out of school; Taylor discovers the truth of David's past; tensions rise at the town fair; and Max's new job
  6. S02E06Finding Carter S02E06Stay with MeMay 5, 2015Carter tries to extricate Crash from a bad situation; David and Elizabeth contemplate major decisions; and Taylor begins to spiral out of co
  7. S02E07Finding Carter S02E07Something to Talk AboutMay 12, 2015Carter tries to understand Taylor's behavior while Taylor concentrates on planning a school event. Grant, meanwhile, wonders if he can conti
  8. S02E08Finding Carter S02E08RiptideMay 19, 2015Carter is grounded just as her old friend Madison arrives unexpectedly and brings alarming new information about Lori. Shocking shades of Ma
  9. S02E09Finding Carter S02E09I Knew You Were TroubleMay 26, 2015After getting shocking news about Lori, Carter and Max must take an unexpected road trip together. Meanwhile, Elizabeth, Joan and Taylor dea
  10. S02E10Finding Carter S02E10Rumour Has ItJune 2, 2015On a camping trip with friends, Carter debates whether or not to reveal a secret that could change everything for the people she loves the m
  11. S02E11Finding Carter S02E11Wrecking BallJune 9, 2015Bonds of sisterhood are put to the test when secrets are revealed. Crash returns from military training and Carter is forced to make a decis
  12. S02E12Finding Carter S02E12I'm Not the Only OneJune 16, 2015Set to testify in court, Carter vows to end Lori's manipulation once and for all. But Lori drops a bombshell that rattles the Wilson househo
  13. S02E13Native SonOctober 6, 2015After learning about the outcome of Lori's trial, Carter wants to get to know her brother; David and Elizabeth fight over Lori's latest surp
  14. S02E14Anywhere But HereOctober 13, 2015Carter struggles to keep up with school and her secret job at the bar; Taylor and Max try to celebrate an anniversary; Crash gets a new assi
  15. S02E15Rabbit, RunOctober 20, 2015Carter is alarmed when Lori tells her shocking news about Ben. As Carter digs deeper into Ben's shocking secret life, Taylor urges Max to he
  16. S02E16The Sound and the FuryOctober 27, 2015Carter is still worried about where Ben is. Elizabeth finds Ben and Gabe together in a jail cell. Carter continues to work in the bar. Jared
  17. S02E17The Consequences of LongingNovember 3, 2015Carter catches Ben stealing from Jared and threatens Ben that she will tell on him. Ben tells Carter's mom that she works in a bar. Jared an
  18. S02E18She's Come UndoneNovember 10, 2015Bird's DJ-boyfriend has invited everyone to a house concert which everyone is excited to go to. Although Carter has other plans. She is look
  19. S02E19Never Let Me GoNovember 17, 2015Elizabeth is worried that she doesn't know so much about Carter anymore. Elizabeth thinks that Jared is way too old for her. Carter threaten
  20. S02E20The Heart is a Lonely HunterNovember 24, 2015Carter is living at Lori's seeing as she and Elizabeth don't really see eye to eye at the moment. Grant accidentally eats pot cookies and ge
  21. S02E21The Death of the HeartDecember 1, 2015Max is worried about his mother upon news of his abusive father's release from prison and Taylor accompanies him as he heads over for a visi
  22. S02E22The CorrectionsDecember 8, 2015Everyone rallies around Bird in the aftermath of Seth's death, while Carter tries to get to the bottom of the whole situation. Carter tries
  23. S02E23The Sheltering SkyDecember 15, 2015David returns home to find his entire family in chaos. They find out that Jared has been let out of jail, as he is willing to turn in a list
  24. S02E24AtonementDecember 15, 2015Carter awakens in the bar to find Jared dead, with Lori looming over her. Taylor remains completely convinced that Lori is the real murderer

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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